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2 hrs ago
Workers install a submarine cable (Credit: Getty Images)

The deep-sea repair crews that fix the internet

Ninety-nine percent of the world's digital communications rely on subsea cables. Fixing them keeps us all connected – and has changed our understanding of the ocean.

2 hrs ago
Future
2 days ago
Rhossili beach you can also see the remains of the Helvetia, shipwrecked in 1887 on the sands and visible during low tide, twilight, reflections of the setting sun is visible in the wet sand.

Will climate change turn shipwrecks to polluters?

Shipwrecks, some of which may contain fuel, are degrading fast because of climate change.

2 days ago
28 Sep 2024
Water hits the window of a submersible in the Atlantic ocean, seen from inside the window

An 'abomination' of a sub – and the boss convinced Titan was safe

A damning picture emerges from a public hearing into the failure of Oceangate’s Titan submersible.

28 Sep 2024
Science & Environment
24 Sep 2024

The sharks emerging from the deep

More and more new species of sharks are being discovered as humanity peers deeper into the oceans.

24 Sep 2024
Future
14 Sep 2024
A pair of humpback whales breach in the Strait of Georgia, part of the Salish Sea (Credit: Prince of Whales)

Why humpback whales are changing course

Humpback whales have been making a conservation comeback – but warming seas are putting their recovery at risk.

14 Sep 2024
Future
6 Sep 2024
A skimmer boat corrals oil after the Deepwater Horizon spill (Credit: Getty Images)

Mega oil spills: can we ever clean them up?

Fourteen years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, would we fare any better at cleaning up another huge oil spill?

6 Sep 2024
Future
4 Sep 2024
The bow of the Titanic wreck covered in rusticles (Credit: Walt Disney Pictures)

A rusty smudge: The Titanic's final fate

The wreck of the Titanic is showing clear signs of decay on the sea floor miles below the surface. What will its final fate be?

4 Sep 2024
Future
30 Aug 2024
A group of dolphins and seagulls fight over a group of fish.

Watch: Dolphins and seagulls fight for food off Malibu coast

Aerial footage shows the birds and mammals hunting down a school of fish in the Pacific Ocean.

30 Aug 2024
US & Canada
21 Aug 2024
A blue column of air and mist over the sea, called a waterspout, with the silhouette of a bird (Credit: Getty Images)

Waterspouts: Europe's underestimated threat?

Spinning over water and land, these terrifying phenomena are more common than we might think

21 Aug 2024
Future

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